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12 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday 22 November, 2017
The Greens select Alick
Selected on Sunday, this is
the fourth election contested
by Mr Alick who ran as The
Greens candidate in the recent
North Shore by election
where there was a huge swing
against Liberal Felicity Wilson
due to the forced council
amalgamation issue.
BATTLE FOR BENNELONG
By-Election Saturday December 16,2017
MEET THE CANDIDATES
Riverside Business Chamber, formerly Ryde Business Forum,
is holding a Meet the Candidates for the Bennelong Byelection
on Monday December 4.
Event will be at The Royal Hotel Blaxland Road Ryde at 6pm
followed by the Chamber Christmas party.
All candidates are invited to attend and address the gather-
ing.
RSVP before Monday November 27 for catering purposes
Riverside Business Chamber to Marcella Letteri on 9952 8498
or email sabrina@riversidechamber.com.au
THE GREENS have endorsed Justin Alick (pictured)
as the party’s candidate for Bennelong.
Mr Alick told The Weekly
Times local democracy will
be a major issue for The
Greens, a party which promotes
itself as a grass roots
alternative to the major party
political machines.
“It is The Greens policy to
introduce a Federal referendum
to protect local government
and local democracy in
The Constitution,” Mr Alick
said.
“In Bennelong it is The
Greens policy to protect our
local waterways and our
bushland and when you look
around Bennelong you see
a community let down by
politics with over crowded
schools, congested roads,
degraded bushland and poor
community infrastructure.”
Christian Democrats target elderly
The Christian Democrats
will announce a candidate
for Bennelong this after-
noon (Wednesday) as the
party moves to attract a
aged community as well
as Armenian, Chinese and
Korean Christians.
In an exclusive interview
cy and top of our policy list
is freedom of religion, free
speech and traditional mar-
riage.
“An important part of our
policy for Bennelong will be
quality funding for aged care
and we are opposed to cuts
to the aged pension.”
Mr Hall hopes multi-lingual
with The Weekly Times, Christian communities will
Christian Democrats State
Director Craig Hall said several
outstanding local people
had nominated as a canvote
Christian Democrat.
“We don’t specify or support
any denomination or
ethnicity but we do have
support from Armenian
nomination process is underway.
-
Christians and from Chinese
and Korean Christians and
we value that support.”
Conservatives to pick candidate
Australian Conservatives,
the party founded
by South Australian
Senator Cory
Bernardi, was poised
to select its candidate
for the Bennelong byelection
at the time
The Weekly Times was
going to press.
Mr Bernardi said the
party was “in discussions”,
that a number of potential
candidates had shown interest.
It is understood that
due to time constraints,
a meeting of the party’s
state and federal executive
on the weekend had decided
the candidate, who
was due to be unveiled
to members of the party’s
Bennelong ‘Supporters
Group’ at a meeting last
night at Brush Farm House
in Eastwood.
“We don’t have a lot of
time at all,” Bernardi said.
“We just need to make
sure that the people who
have nominated share our
values, they don’t have
any baggage and are not
dual citizens, that’s the
critical test now.”
Local Australian Conservatives
Supporters
Group members gathered
on the weekend for Christmas
drinks at a Hunters
Hill mansion.
A relaxed Bernardi was in
attendance, mingling and
chatting with most of the
guests during the event.
Cory Bernardi is pictured
at Christmas
drinks in Hunters Hill
with members of Bennolong’s
Australian Conservatives
Group.
Supporters
Golding is Progressive
Former Putney Rangers footballer Chris
Golding will represent the Australian Progressive
Party in Bennelong.
Chris Golding is the Australian Progressive Party’s
Policy Director and will campaign on economic justice
issues and on an Autralian spirit of a fair go.
“As our policy director, Chris has displayed a keen
mind for innovative policy and has guided the party
to adopt a balanced platform of reform that delivers
an economically sound policy to restore the Australian
sense of the fair go,” the Australian Progressive
Party said.
“Chris holds a Masters in Politics and Public Policy,
which accompanies his degrees in both Philosophy
and Psychology.
“He grew up in Bennelong, attending St Charles
Borromeo Primary and Holy Cross College, Ryde,
playing for a number of local football clubs inculding
the Putney Rangers.”
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